Maurice Ferre

Maurice Ferre (23 June 1935-) was Mayor of Miami from 19 April to 17 August 1973 (interrupting David T. Kennedy's terms) and from 8 November 1973 to 14 November 1985 (succeeding Kennedy and preceding Xavier Suarez).

Biography
Maurice Ferre was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on 23 June 1935, and he worked in the construction and real estate businesses in Miami, Florida before serving in the State House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968 as a Democratic Party member. From 1973 to 1985, Ferre also served as Mayor of Miami, becoming its first Hispanic mayor. He served as mayor during a time of great violence and crime, caused by the influx of cocaine and foreign criminals. In 2009, he came last in the Democratic primary during a race for the US House of Representatives.